Study Tour - 9 Nights

Day 1 - DESTINATION – THE HOLY LAND

Arrive at Ben Gurion International Airport. Assistance at the airport transfer to Tel Aviv hotel – Start off your trip with a welcome dinner overlooking the Mediterranean shores. Check-in and relax at your hotel in Tel-Aviv. Spend the evening praying for Tel-Aviv.

Day 2 - JAFFA

Stroll through the picturesque alleyways of Jaffa, visiting the site of Simon the Tanners, view the ancient port that Jonah embarked from and visit where Tabatha was resurrected. Stop for a moment of reflection at the site of the assassination of Israel’s PM Rabin. Drive along the coastal shores to Caesarea, the ancient city of Herod, the spot where the Gentiles first received the Holy Spirit. Visit where Elijah brought down the God of Baal. Overnight in Haifa.

Day 3 - The Childhood of Jesus

Begin morning at Megiddo – 21 layers of civilization, site of one of King Solomon’s City Kingdoms and of the epic Armageddon. Continue to Nazareth to see where Jesus grew up, visit the Church of Annunciation – continue in the footsteps of Jesus, visit Cana – site of the wedding and the very first miracle turning water into wine. Stop at Ginosar and visit a local Museum to see the famous ancient fishing vessel used at the time of Christ, learn about its discovery. Enjoy dinner at a local Messianic home.

Overnight in Galilee.

Day 4 - The Disciples “Stomping Grounds”

Begin the day on a boat ride on the Sea of Galilee. Drive around the Sea of Galilee – where Jesus ministered - the Mt of Beatitudes, meditate on the Sermon on the Mount – visit Tabagha, the feeding of the multitude and multination of loaves and fish. Then on to Kfar Nahum (Capernaum) to visit the home of Simon Peter, visit ancient synagogue, in this environment Jesus lived and did some of His teaching (Mathew). Proceed to Bethseda, address the miracles Jesus performed here, and learn the importance of this ancient city as it was located on a very important trade route. Continue around the Sea of Galilee to Yardenit - stop for Baptism in the Jordan River. Free evening at Tiberius, enjoy shopping.

Day 5 - Golan

Begin Day at the Golan, visit military base, and learn about the historic significance and the geological intricacies of this region. Hike in the Jilaboon Hike along a stream in the Golan - an important tributary to the Sea of Galilee. See the highest peak in Israel, mt. Hermon. On the way back to the Galilee visit the Banias, where Peter got the revelation that Jesus is the Messiah. Overnight in the Galilee

Day 6 - Come let us go up to the Mountain of the Lord

Begin day at the Baptismal site at Yardenit. Head south via the Jordan Valley and visit Beit Shean, see one of the most impressive archeological sites ever found. Proceed to Jericho Ascend to Jerusalem as Jesus did via Bethany and Mt Olives, recite a Psalm of ascent with our first view of the city and the Holy Temple Mt. Follow in the footsteps of Jesus and the Galileans and walk down the Mt via Dominus Flevit to visit the Garden of Gethsemene - the Church of All Nations into the Kidron valley. Free evening in Jerusalem.

Day 7 - Jerusalem, the city of our Great King

Put on your walking shoes today as we enter the ancient gates of the Old City of Jerusalem. Begin this amazing day at the Upper Room for a time of prayer and worship. Spend time in the Jewish Quarter including seeing all the preparations for building the Third Jewish Temple. Visit to the Western Wall, the retaining wall of the Second Temple. Leave a note of prayer and visit the City of David. After lunches proceed to the Garden of Tomb for Holy Communion, continue to the last Stations of the Via Dolorosa and shopping at the Arab market.

Day 8 - New Perspective

Start the day paying respect to the victims of the Holocaust with an in depth visit at Yad Vashem – National Memorial and Museum of the Holocaust, continue to the Israel Museum where the dead Sea Scrolls are stored. Continue to see the Bible Lands Museum, to better understand ancient cultures and how it affected the full story of salvation, from Abraham to David to Jesus, backed up with versus and archeological evidence. After lunch proceed to Bethlehem, birth place of Jesus and Shepherd field.

Day 9 - The Dead Sea

Begin the descent to the Dead Sea, the lowest place on earth (1300 feet below sea level). Proceed to Kasa el Yehud, the actual Baptismal site of Jesus. Continue on to Qumran, ruins of the ancient Essene village where the first Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered in November of 1947. The Dead Sea Scrolls are the oldest existing manuscripts we have of the Old Testament, including the entire book of Isaiah and were all written before the time of Christ Arrive at Masada, the desert fortress built by Herod the Great. Masada overlooks the Dead Sea. It is a symbol of the heroic last stand of the Jewish people against the Roman army after the total destruction of Jerusalem in 70 A.D. Visit Ein Gedi where King David found shelter from the wrath of King Saul. By the shores of Ein Gedi we will also float in the waters of the Dead Sea before returning for our last night in Jerusalem. Enjoy a farewell dinner at our hotel. Overnight: Jerusalem

Day 10 - Departure

After breakfast, check-out and board your bus and transfer to Ben Gurion airport.